GLASGOW, Scotland — Relatives and victims of Sunday's roller coaster accident in Scotland are beginning to speak out about what happened when an amusement park ride derailed. The distraught grandfather of an 11-year-old victim said on social media that surgeons have managed to save the boy's hand. Eight children and two adults were hospitalized after five gondolas on the Tsunami ride at MD's amusement park in Motherwell, near Glasgow, derailed and plummeted 20 feet to the ground in front of horrified witnesses. Liam...

10 people have been injured after a roller coaster carriage derailed and fell 30 feet onto a children's ride in Scotland.
Pictures on Twitter showed people trying to help those trapped in an upside down carriage.
London: A roller coaster carriage at a theme park in Scotland came off its rails on Sunday and fell 30 feet (nine metres) onto a children's ride, local media reported, with police saying 10 people had been injured.
The Daily Record newspaper cited eyewitness reports saying the carriage, carrying 10 people, on the Tsunami ride at MD's theme park in Motherwell in southern Scotland flew off the rails as it turned a corner and plummeted to the ground.
"A serious incident occurred at MD's today involving the Tsunami roller coaster. We have all emergency services on site to assist. The theme park is closed until further notice," a spokeswoman for the park said in a statement.
Lanarkshire Police said in a statement on Twitter that 10 casualties had been confirmed and an investigation was under way.
The Scottish ambulance service earlier said six ambulance crews, a special operations response team and emergency doctors had been sent to the park.

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